Fairfield City
Birthplace
In 2021, 56.0% of people in Fairfield City were born overseas, compared with 52.0% in Parks Place.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in Fairfield City. The mix of Country of Birth groups is also indicative of historical settlement patterns, as source countries for Australia's immigration program have varied significantly over time.
To get a more complete picture of cultural and ethnic characteristics, Fairfield City's Country of Birth data should be viewed together with Ancestry, Language Spoken at Home and Religion.
Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual birthplace groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS. For more information see notes on data confidentiality.
Derived from the Census question:
'In which country was the person born?'
Total population
| Birthplace - Summary | ||||||||
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| Fairfield City - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Parks Place % | Number | % | Parks Place % | 2011 to 2021 | |
 Total overseas born | 116,652 | 56.0 | 52.0 | 38000 | 98,599 | 52.5 | 47.2 | +18,053 |
| Australia | 80,400 | 38.6 | 43.5 | 38004 | 79,555 | 42.4 | 48.0 | +845 |
| Not stated | 11,417 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 38006 | 9,614 | 5.1 | 4.8 | +1,803 |
| Total Population | 208,469 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 187,768 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +20,701 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Fairfield City - Overseas born (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Parks Place % | Number | % | Parks Place % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Vietnam | 34,072 | 16.3 | 9.7 | 30038 | 27,441 | 14.6 | 8.6 | +6,631 |
| Iraq | 24,983 | 12.0 | 14.2 | 30015 | 14,551 | 7.7 | 8.0 | +10,432 |
| Cambodia | 7,507 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 30044 | 7,028 | 3.7 | 2.4 | +479 |
| Syria | 5,768 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 30121 | 902 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +4,866 |
| China | 3,846 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 30005 | 3,962 | 2.1 | 1.0 | -116 |
| Italy | 3,041 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 30017 | 4,146 | 2.2 | 3.3 | -1,105 |
| Lebanon | 2,717 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 30019 | 2,387 | 1.3 | 1.1 | +330 |
| Philippines | 2,385 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 30027 | 2,260 | 1.2 | 1.4 | +125 |
| New Zealand | 2,185 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 30023 | 2,355 | 1.3 | 1.3 | -170 |
| Serbia / Montenegro (fmr Yugoslavia) | 1,866 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 30032 | 2,135 | 1.1 | 1.2 | -269 |
| Laos | 1,855 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 30091 | 2,010 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -155 |
| Croatia | 1,791 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 30006 | 2,444 | 1.3 | 1.7 | -653 |
| Thailand | 1,526 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 30034 | 1,231 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +295 |
| Chile | 1,411 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 30045 | 1,897 | 1.0 | 1.2 | -486 |
| Fiji | 1,302 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 30008 | 1,415 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -113 |
| Iran | 1,243 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 30049 | 1,251 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -8 |
| United Kingdom | 1,060 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 30036 | 1,640 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -580 |
| Samoa | 920 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 30110 | 692 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +228 |
| Uruguay | 907 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 30127 | 1,384 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -477 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 894 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 30003 | 1,112 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -218 |
| Malta | 864 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 30021 | 1,179 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -315 |
| North Macedonia | 783 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 30009 | 887 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -104 |
| Malaysia | 737 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 30020 | 490 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +247 |
| Turkey | 682 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30035 | 674 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +8 |
| India | 665 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30013 | 623 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +42 |
| Jordan | 558 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30087 | 465 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +93 |
| East Timor | 557 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30047 | 664 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -107 |
| Argentina | 556 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30041 | 807 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -251 |
| Tonga | 524 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 30123 | 425 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +99 |
| Indonesia | 486 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30014 | 466 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +20 |
| Afghanistan | 484 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30061 | 234 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +250 |
| Hong Kong | 444 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30012 | 432 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +12 |
| Germany | 409 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30010 | 594 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -185 |
| Greece | 405 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30011 | 520 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -115 |
| Egypt | 402 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30007 | 444 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -42 |
| Poland | 390 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30028 | 608 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -218 |
| Pakistan | 357 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30108 | 177 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +180 |
| Peru | 354 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30109 | 440 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -86 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 315 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30070 | 302 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +13 |
| El Salvador | 281 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30078 | 353 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -72 |
| United States of America | 212 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30037 | 202 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +10 |
| Kuwait | 194 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30090 | 171 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +23 |
| Cyprus | 192 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30046 | 211 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -19 |
| Mauritius | 190 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30052 | 255 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -65 |
| Spain | 186 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30057 | 235 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -49 |
| Sri Lanka | 183 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30033 | 180 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +3 |
| Sudan | 166 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30134 | 247 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -81 |
| Taiwan | 157 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30058 | 121 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +36 |
| Portugal | 147 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30054 | 174 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -27 |
| Colombia | 128 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30071 | 143 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -15 |
| Nigeria | 126 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30104 | 31 | 0.0 | -- | +95 |
| Nepal | 118 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30102 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +96 |
| South Korea | 117 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30029 | 91 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +26 |
| Ireland | 108 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30016 | 150 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -42 |
| Singapore | 106 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30030 | 108 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -2 |
| Austria | 100 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30042 | 157 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -57 |
| Bangladesh | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30063 | 51 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +49 |
| Russian Federation | 96 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30056 | 165 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -69 |
| Gaza Strip and West Bank | 94 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30083 | 110 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -16 |
| Slovenia | 92 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30116 | 156 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -64 |
| South Africa | 91 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30031 | 138 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -47 |
| France | 91 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30039 | 115 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -24 |
| Kenya | 90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30088 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +57 |
| Netherlands | 85 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30022 | 143 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -58 |
| Ghana | 83 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30084 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +50 |
| Canada | 75 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30004 | 92 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -17 |
| Ukraine | 71 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30060 | 130 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -59 |
| Romania | 70 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30055 | 100 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -30 |
| Hungary | 65 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30048 | 122 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -57 |
| Cook Islands | 65 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30073 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +36 |
| Ecuador | 58 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30077 | 59 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1 |
| Japan | 57 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30018 | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | 49 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30072 | 45 | 0.0 | -- | +4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30111 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +16 |
| Sierra Leone | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30114 | 37 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30131 | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -24 |
| Czechia | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30074 | 68 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -32 |
| Israel | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30086 | 51 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -15 |
| Sweden | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30119 | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30126 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +13 |
| Brazil | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30067 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +1 |
| Eastern Europe, nfd | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30076 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ethiopia | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30081 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +7 |
| Finland | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30082 | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -12 |
| Somalia | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30117 | 15 | 0.0 | -- | +10 |
| Slovakia | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30115 | 40 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -16 |
| South Sudan | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30135 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +1 |
| Morocco | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30099 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +4 |
| Belgium | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30065 | 39 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -17 |
| Denmark | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30075 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30026 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1 |
| Macau | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30096 | 19 | 0.0 | -- | +2 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30129 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cuba | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30143 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Armenia | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30140 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Norway | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30105 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +1 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30120 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -14 |
| Libya | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30094 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +1 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30122 | 37 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -23 |
| Algeria | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30137 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rwanda | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30146 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30069 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -8 |
| Liberia | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30093 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -10 |
| Qatar | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30139 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 30095 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -12 |
| Mexico | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30097 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -6 |
| New Caledonia | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30103 | 11 | 0.0 | -- | -1 |
| Seychelles | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30113 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +4 |
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Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the population in Fairfield City in 2021 compared to Parks Place shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 56.0% of the population was born overseas, compared with 52.0% for Parks Place.
The largest non-English speaking country of birth in Fairfield City was Vietnam, where 16.3% of the population, or 34,072 people, were born.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in Fairfield City and Parks Place were:
- A larger percentage of people born in Vietnam (16.3% compared to 9.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Iraq (12.0% compared to 14.2%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people born overseas increased by 18,053 or 18.3%.
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2021 were for those born in:
- Iraq (+10,432 persons)
- Vietnam (+6,631 persons)
- Syria (+4,866 persons)
- Italy (-1,105 persons)